Flytrex completes milestone deliveries, leveraging high-speed drones for rapid on-demand service in food delivery business.
ReadFive scientists walked into a lab late last year and decided to establish a startup combining their wide-ranging expertise, practical experience and breakthrough innovations. The goal of their startup, Somite.ai, is to improve the lives of millions of people by leveraging AI to produce human tissue for cell therapies. The market for the therapies for the diseases they aim to address is estimated at $250 billion.
ReadThis is the third high-tech board Bennett has joined since he left politics, previously joining AI cyber company Lasoo and quantum computing startup Quantum Source. Tsur and Bennett founded Cyota in 1999 together with Ben Enosh and Lior Golan and sold it to RSA Security in 2005 for $145 million.
ReadTorq, a self-described “hyperautomation” cybersecurity startup, today announced that it raised $42 million in an extension to its Series B funding round from investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, GGV Capital, Insight Partners, Greenfield Partners, and Evolution Equity Partners.
ReadIsrael’s vast tech sector has seen its fair share of crises, from financial downturns and the Covid-19 pandemic to periodic flare-ups in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each time, the industry has bounced back, demonstrating why the country of just 9 million people is known as the world’s “startup nation.”
ReadChains that participate in the adoption, including Freddy’s and Unilever’s The Ice Cream Shop, will send orders to drones via a dropdown wire.
ReadIsrael-based company Oshi is making waves in the food industry with its groundbreaking vegan salmon created through cutting-edge additive manufacturing technology. Now, Oshi has set its sights on a new horizon—the United States restaurant market.
ReadAfter selling their previous company to Palo Alto Networks for $560 million, the founders of the Israeli startup have developed a platform that enables developers to add authentication, user management, and authorization capabilities to consumer and business applications.
ReadFirm joins Wing, UPS, Amazon, Zipline as newest Part 135 drone operator.
ReadCoho AI today announced that it raised $8.5 million in a seed funding round led by Eight Roads, TechAviv and angel investors. CEO Falcon says that the capital will be put toward product R&D and expanding the size of Coho AI’s team, which currently stands at 17 people.
ReadRetrain.ai, a leading AI-driven Talent Intelligence Platform, has been honored as one of the top 10 most promising startups for 2022 by Globes, as designated by Israel's premier venture capital firms. The company is also reporting today it has closed an additional $14 million investment round led by AI-focused Radical Ventures, bringing their total funding raised to $34M.
ReadJit, a startup that helps developers automate product security by codifying their security plans and workflows as code that can then be managed in a code repository like GitHub, today announced that it has raised a $38.5 million seed round led by boldstart ventures, with Insight Partners, Tiger Global, TechAviv and a number of strategic angel investors also participating.
ReadLinearB, a startup that helps engineering leaders optimize the workflow of their development teams, today announced that it has raised a $50 million Series B round led by Tribe Capital. New investor Salesforce Ventures, as well as existing investors Battery Ventures and 83North, also participated in this round, which brings the company’s total funding to $71 million.
ReadTorq, a Portland, Oregon-based no-code security automation startup formerly known as StackPulse, today announced that it has raised a $50 million Series B round led by Insight Partners. New investor SentinelOne, the publicly traded endpoint security platform, also participated in this round, as well as existing investors GGV Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners. This brings Torq’s total funding to date to $78 million.
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Flytrex Achieves 100,000 Drone Deliveries, Pioneering Airborne Food Service In The US
Flytrex completes milestone deliveries, leveraging high-speed drones for rapid on-demand service in food delivery business.
Remepy raises $10 million Seed round to bring first hybrid drug to market
Remepy raises $10 million Seed round to bring first hybrid drug to market The Israeli startup’s new hybrid drugs combine traditional drugs with its “digital molecules.” Digital molecules are therapeutic interventions that trigger physiological effects through the brain
This Startup Wants To Be OpenAI Of Stem Cell Therapy, Targets $250B Market
Five scientists walked into a lab late last year and decided to establish a startup combining their wide-ranging expertise, practical experience and breakthrough innovations. The goal of their startup, Somite.ai, is to improve the lives of millions of people by leveraging AI to produce human tissue for cell therapies. The market for the therapies for the diseases they aim to address is estimated at $250 billion.
Naftali Bennett and Michal Tsur unite at Remepy: Former PM joins Board
This is the third high-tech board Bennett has joined since he left politics, previously joining AI cyber company Lasoo and quantum computing startup Quantum Source. Tsur and Bennett founded Cyota in 1999 together with Ben Enosh and Lior Golan and sold it to RSA Security in 2005 for $145 million.
Cybersecurity automation firm Torq lands $42M in expanded Series B
Torq, a self-described “hyperautomation” cybersecurity startup, today announced that it raised $42 million in an extension to its Series B funding round from investors, including Bessemer Venture Partners, GGV Capital, Insight Partners, Greenfield Partners, and Evolution Equity Partners.
‘All hands on deck.’ How Israel’s vital tech sector is navigating the war
Israel’s vast tech sector has seen its fair share of crises, from financial downturns and the Covid-19 pandemic to periodic flare-ups in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Each time, the industry has bounced back, demonstrating why the country of just 9 million people is known as the world’s “startup nation.”
Papa Johns, Little Caesars take to the skies with Flytrex autonomous delivery
Chains that participate in the adoption, including Freddy’s and Unilever’s The Ice Cream Shop, will send orders to drones via a dropdown wire.
LinearB Releases Guide to Help Development Teams Decrease Cycle Time by up to 47%
LinearB unveils its latest guidance on efficient software development practices. Based on a study of ~ 26,000 software engineers, the "2023 Guide to Merge Standards" defines new operating procedures for automating workflows, improving Developer Experience (DX), and accelerating CI/CD pipeline builds.
Aktivate Raises $3.7M to Bring a Digital OS for School Sports Management
Aktivate is a scholastic sports management platform that allows athletic departments to manage several key activities. The platform handles registration, scheduling, compliance, injury management, and communication in a centralized destination.
The Whole-Cut Vegan Salmon Filet of Your Dreams Is Coming
Israel-based company Oshi is making waves in the food industry with its groundbreaking vegan salmon created through cutting-edge additive manufacturing technology. Now, Oshi has set its sights on a new horizon—the United States restaurant market.
How Drones Are Shaping The Future Of Ultrafast Delivery Across American Suburbs
Over the past several years, drone delivery has become more than just an experiment for several towns across the US. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Yariv Bash, CEO and co-founder of Flytrex, the ultrafast drone delivery company for food and retail.
Slim.AI helps developers optimize and secure their containers
Slim.AI, a startup specializing in software supply chain security that helps businesses optimize and secure their software containers, today announced the launch of its automated container hardening feature at the CNCF’s KubeCon/CloudNativeCon Europe. With this, Slim can now automatically scan a company’s containers for vulnerabilities and remove unnecessary files, libraries and other attack surfaces.
Demisto founders at it again, raise $53 million in Seed for new cyber startup Descope
After selling their previous company to Palo Alto Networks for $560 million, the founders of the Israeli startup have developed a platform that enables developers to add authentication, user management, and authorization capabilities to consumer and business applications.
Flytrex granted FAA approval for long-range commercial drone deliveries
Firm joins Wing, UPS, Amazon, Zipline as newest Part 135 drone operator.
Coho AI, which uses AI to help B2B SaaS companies boost revenue, raises $8.5M
Coho AI today announced that it raised $8.5 million in a seed funding round led by Eight Roads, TechAviv and angel investors. CEO Falcon says that the capital will be put toward product R&D and expanding the size of Coho AI’s team, which currently stands at 17 people.
Retrain.ai Named to Globes' Most Promising Israeli Startups, Raises $34M
Retrain.ai, a leading AI-driven Talent Intelligence Platform, has been honored as one of the top 10 most promising startups for 2022 by Globes, as designated by Israel's premier venture capital firms. The company is also reporting today it has closed an additional $14 million investment round led by AI-focused Radical Ventures, bringing their total funding raised to $34M.
Israel’s booming startup ecosystem in four charts
Billions in VC funding and almost 100 unicorns. Here’s what you need to know about Israel’s startup ecosystem
Security-as-code startup Jit comes out of stealth with $38.5M in seed funding
Jit, a startup that helps developers automate product security by codifying their security plans and workflows as code that can then be managed in a code repository like GitHub, today announced that it has raised a $38.5 million seed round led by boldstart ventures, with Insight Partners, Tiger Global, TechAviv and a number of strategic angel investors also participating.
One AI allows anyone to implement advanced NLP models in seconds
The startup One AI has developed an NLP-as-a-Service platform and allows you to create a pipeline that you can copy its code directly into your product in seconds
LinearB wants to help development teams optimize their workflows
LinearB, a startup that helps engineering leaders optimize the workflow of their development teams, today announced that it has raised a $50 million Series B round led by Tribe Capital. New investor Salesforce Ventures, as well as existing investors Battery Ventures and 83North, also participated in this round, which brings the company’s total funding to $71 million.
Torq raises $50M Series B for its no-code security automation platform
Torq, a Portland, Oregon-based no-code security automation startup formerly known as StackPulse, today announced that it has raised a $50 million Series B round led by Insight Partners. New investor SentinelOne, the publicly traded endpoint security platform, also participated in this round, as well as existing investors GGV Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners. This brings Torq’s total funding to date to $78 million.